Cooperative utility · · TN

Upper Cumberland E M C

In 2023, the average Upper Cumberland E M C customer in Tennessee was without power for 344 minutes (5.7 hours), about the same as the median Tennessee utility.

Outage minutes per customer 344min 2023, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 255min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year – SAIFI, 2023
Residential price 13.7¢/kWh 2025 · Tennessee median 13.0¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in Tennessee (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median Tennessee utility.

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 344 No major storms 255 TN median 186

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 13.7 TN median 13.0

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Upper Cumberland E M C reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 45,862.